Quote: "Witnesses said, a herd of wild elephants stormed into the area at around 7:30pm. At one stage, one of the elephants swooped on Nurul's farmhouse of the area and killed his son. Nurul and his wife sustained injuries while they were fleeing the house. Some of the houses in the area were also damaged by the elephants."

Quote: "Oleg Grishchenko, 39, has worked with elephants all his life and is considered one of the most knowledgeable handlers in eastern Europe. But he was caught unaware when the animal, called Tandy, became extremely and unexpectedly agitated, charging at him at a zoo in the city of Kharkov, in eastern Ukraine."

Quote: "A man has survived a shark attack in Byron Bay while surfing at Seven Mile beach. The 35 year old is recovering from his wounds, he was surfing with a woman at Seven Mile Beach when the attack happened."

Quote: "A family was in the backyard of their La Costa Avenue home near Masters Ridge Road when, for unknown reasons, a boxer turned on its owner’s adult son and began biting him, police Lt. Kenny Heinz said. The owner tried to pull the dog away, and it began attacking him as well."

Quote: "A man was killed Monday after both his legs were apparently bitten off by a shark in eastern Australia, a day after a surfer suffered serious injuries in the same area. Police said the man, thought to be Japanese, died at popular tourist spot Shelly Beach near Ballina, some 187 kilometres (116 miles) south of Brisbane."

Quote: "Jellyfish numbers aren't just growing in Hawaii. According to a recent study by the University of British Columbia, jellyfish populations are growing everywhere, especially in areas heavily impacted by humans, pollution, overfishing and warming waters."

Quote: "The northern Dutch town of Purmerend has advised residents to arm themselves with an umbrella when going out at night after a mysterious spate of bloody rogue owl attacks. Over the last three weeks, the European eagle owl has silently swooped on dozens of residents of the usually peaceful town, with many victims requiring hospital treatment."

Quote: "Witnesses told investigators that the bull moose had struck Hash from behind, despite having ample space to run around her, and some even said that the animal deliberately crossed the road to trample the dog walker."

Quote: "Neighbors told WREG they’re afraid to go in their backyards. 'I don’t even want to let my dogs out in my own backyard. I really don’t,' Patricia Thames said. 'I don’t want [my dogs] hurt, bitten, or children hurt, or me hurt.' Thames is on edge, because wild dogs have been on the prowl in her neighborhood for the past several weeks."